{"id":1617,"date":"2016-12-11T21:34:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T21:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","slug":"12-facts-ginger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/12-facts-ginger\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Interesting Facts of Ginger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ginger is commonly used in most homes today, either for tea, soup or sushi. This amazing root has so many uses into todays \u201cHealthy<\/a> living\u201d ideology. However some have taken it a step further and used ginger for more medicinal purposes. What else can this root provide us?<\/p>\n

Here are 12 amazing facts<\/a> about ginger which you probably don\u2019t know!<\/p>\n

1. Sickness Remedy<\/h2>\n
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Ginger is a great remedy for morning sickness, motion sickness, nausea and general upset stomachs. This is due to tis carminative effect which helps break up and force out some of the intestinal gas which your body may be storing. If you suffer from things like motion sickness, then ginger can really help you for that. However, there are a few other things that you can do to help you. If you would like to know what these things are then you should check out a website like Smarthealthshop.com vitamins.<\/p>\n

Ginger tea became popular because it helps get rid of nausea. This is due to it not interfering with other medicines and is able to work independently without upsetting your stomach more.<\/p>\n

2. All Round Root<\/h2>\n
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Ginger is actually available all year round without off seasons. The root should not be cracked or withered. Even though the root is considered tough enough to survive all seasons, it\u2019s not tough enough to survive some more rigorous bumps and falls. This is why the root is often tightly packed and put into a refrigerator as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

The root grows in the southern China, Japan, West Africa and many other tropical countries including the Caribbean islands.<\/p>\n

3. Ginger for Gym?<\/h2>\n
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Ginger has been shown to be effective against exercise-induced muscle pain. Scientists stated that consuming 2 grams of ginger a day for more than 10 days will help reduce muscle pain of people who regularly occur exercise-induced muscle pain. These effects are then furthered by the fact that ginger has anti-inflammatory effects which also help reduce muscle pain.<\/p>\n

4. Ginger Can Lower Cholesterol Levels<\/h2>\n
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High levels of LDL lipoproteins are often linked by scientists to an increased risk of heart disease. The foods we eat will general influence those levels and can lead to us either being safe or in a dangerous zone when it comes to being heart disease prone.<\/p>\n

Scientists have discovered that if a person consumes 3 grams of ginger powder per day, they will show significant reductions of cholesterol markers. The main study was done on rats before humans and they showed the same reductions in markers.<\/p>\n

5. Ginger May Help Prevent Cancer<\/h2>\n
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Cancer is brought upon by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. It is considered as a very serious disease and claims many lives per year. However did you know ginger may be your solution?<\/p>\n

Ginger gets its anti-cancer properties from 6-gingerol, a common substance found in large amounts of raw ginger. The research is not exactly conclusive however many promising signs have been tested and now ginger is often considered as a homeopathic remedy for cancer.<\/p>\n

6. Olden Day Ginger<\/h2>\n
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Back in the day there used to be more unconventional uses for ginger, many more than we can even imagine. However the best use of ginger back then and today was for a common spice. During the 13th and 14th century, 1lb of ginger in root form was about the same price as a sheep. This made ginger quite a good commodity. Not only was ginger one of the more popular spices but often used as trading good when countries still used the bartering system for means of trading items.<\/p>\n

7. Ginger- All In One<\/h2>\n
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Ginger root was considered to be aphrodisiacs in older civilizations, this is due to its pungent smell and the fact that the taste of ginger will warm your insides in the same way that certain alcohols do. Today ginger is used in alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails to spice up the taste, this includes Shirley Temple and Ginger Ale. Some companies even pride themselves in creating ginger flavored bear and rum.<\/p>\n

Today ginger is used in some e-cigarettes to spice up the liquid. There is a debate on whether it is safe to inhale ginger into your lungs however contradictory evidence has been given from both sides.<\/p>\n

8. Jake<\/h2>\n
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Jake was a nickname given to a remedy made with ginger. The original name was Jamaica Ginger and was the first ever medicine to be made out of ginger. It was not seen as a good product do to its potential source of alcohol during Prohibitionism, it boasted a 70 or 80% ethanol intake.<\/p>\n

A professor who was from MIT had then later switched the adulterant with phosphate and called the mixture TOCP. Unfortunately phosphate is extremely harmful and can cause permanent damage to the nervous system.<\/p>\n

9. Ginger Flowers<\/h2>\n
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Flowers of wild ginger tend to lay horizontally on the ground. His is normally an unusual position for flowers as it allows for them to be easily trampled by animals. However the unique shape and color of the flower is used to attract flies which emerge from the ground after winter looking for food. The wild ginger flower is then confused with the flesh of a dead animal and the fly will then enter the flower, by doing this pollen is transferred between flowers and will successfully pollinate wild ginger.<\/p>\n

10. All Shapes and Colors<\/h2>\n
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Ginger comes in many different forms. Whole ginger root have a pale yellow interior while the skin can be different shades depending where the root was originally cultivated. Jamaican ginger has a pale buff while Indian and African ginger boasts a darker brown buff on its exterior.<\/p>\n

The fresher roots have a light green skin and are most commonly found in Asian markets. Preserved ginger is made from younger roots and will be sliced and canned in heavy sugar syrup.<\/p>\n

11. Ginger Plant<\/h2>\n
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Ginger is a perennial root which grows as a stalk with yellow flowers. The stems of the sprout are usually leafy and can grow to 4 feet high when healthy<\/a>. The plants are best grown in tropical climates where they can thrive. The spice tasted from the root itself usually diminishes with age thus meaning that younger roots boast a spicier flavor.<\/p>\n

12. Cooking with Ginger<\/h2>\n
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We all know the common uses for ginger but let\u2019s explore the more unique examples. In Chinese culture ginger was used to fend off shell food poisoning which was prevalent in the culture at that time due to undercooked shell food. The uses for ginger today however extend to items such as puddings, jams, preservatives, chutneys and pickles. The younger the ginger the better it is for fresh dishes such as salads.<\/p>\n

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Ginger is commonly used in most homes today, either for tea, soup or sushi. This amazing root has so many uses into todays \u201cHealthy living\u201d ideology. However some have taken it a step further and used ginger for more medicinal purposes. What else can this root provide us? Here are 12 amazing facts about ginger […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1622,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[180,276,275,262,277],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1617"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40333,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1617\/revisions\/40333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}